MEA FIRE

FIRE is the Minnesota Educator Academy's Anti-Racism Program, and the acronym stands for Facing Inequities and Racism in Education.

Program Goal: Establish a comprehensive, systemic, and sustainable framework to support all educators in developing a mindset of racial equity, in an effort to empower educator voice in advocating for racial justice.

Education Minnesota members are working to develop anti-racism resources and personal growth experiences for social justice educators. Join our Racial Equity Community of Practice and MEA FIRE groups on ConnectED at mynea360.org to learn more about these inspiring and important opportunities.

Cohort network to provide support in activism and advocacy for educational equity

Local, state and national collaborative opportunities to affect meaningful change

Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA) support

Resources and materials to support change with colleagues and community members

Ongoing professional development in racial equity and anti-racism in education

Leadership and instructional support for working with adult learners

Policy support regarding professional development advocacy

Community storytelling

The community storytelling experience provides an interactive, sustainable framework for developing a growth mindset in racial equity, for all members of a school community. Uniquely structured, this experience is a scalable program designed to meet a variety of learners styles and address equity concerns as they relate to specific community needs.

Communities of learners can commit to a full year of storytelling, select from a variety of storytelling approaches, and/or create a tailored plan for engaging stakeholders in conversations about race and equity in education. At each session, facilitators will coach participants through a series of engagement activities in order to support individual and group development.